Dear Brooklyn Tenant: If any tenants are rent regulated (the long-term senior citizens in particular) you could organize the tenants to file as...

Can I cancel the lease on my rental if I learn that my landlord is a convicted sex offender?

Dear Lockport New York Tenant: New York State does not mandate a landlord disclose the proximity of registered offenders to the rental property...

In requesting subpoenas, what supporting information or justification do I need?

Dear Central Islip Litigant: Generally, a party with counsel may not issue a subpoena. If represented by an attorney, an attorney may issuue a...

How to have audio evidence of water hammer noises accepted as evidence at Housing Court?

Dear New York Tenant: You pose a question without any definite answer. In court, any offered evidence is subject to objection by the opposing...

Dear Mt. Kisco Tenant: If the letter from the PHA stating intent to go forward with a special proceeding grounded upon the tenancy termination...

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My landlord is evicting me, but has not started the legal process yet. She has broke in twice, and shut my electric off for 24h

Dear Oneonta Tenant: I was one of the attorneys with an answer to your original question and I forecast your landlord did not care about the law...

Tenant rights and landlord respondsibilites

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: You may report housing complaints to 311. If you meant by market rate tenant that you are not protected by Rent...

Dear White Plains Tenant: You could send a letter to the landlord/management company where you "dispute" item by item the improper charges...

Can I sue my Landlady for Harassment Two years later?

Dear Brooklyn Tenant: New York State law does not recognize a civil cause of action for harassment. New York City, within the context of the...

CRIMINAL TRESPASSING? i TOLD THE TOWN NOT TO WALK ON MY PROPERTY WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, YARD FENCED..GATE OPEN BUT CLEARLY TOLD

Dear Hampton Bays Home Owner: If you own the home, another person living with you, who pays rent for the right to live with you, is a tenant....